Religious boundaries are incredibly porous for these artists locally known as Chitrakars. In the past, they would straddle both religions, living a dual life of sorts. Nonetheless, the community has for generations been plagued by the effluvium of religious discrimination.

The majestic walk since 2 March has come to a brutal end. The tiger, that had strayed into Lalgarh in Bengal’s Midnapore district from a neighbouring forest, has been found dead with multiple wounds, even a spear jutting out of the neck ~ altogether a revolting testament to the scant regard for wild life and …

A day before Ram Navami celebrations, BJP workers on Saturday allegedly beat up a truck driver and his helper as they refused to pay subscription to the Ram Navami organizers at Keranichati in Midnapore town on Saturday. The victims were admitted to the Midnapore Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) as their condition was critical. A …

Netaji Bhavan station of Kolkata Metro Railway has been declared an “All-women Metro station” from on Thursday. The station will be managed entirely by women staff. Station superintendent, shift in-charge, booking clerks, security personnel, station porter, safaiwala, point operator and commercial porter of the station will all be women employees of Metro Railway. Kolkata Metro …

The Criminal Investigation Department( CID) is mulling to move court on the cash seized from the two flats reportedly owned by former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh and husband MAV Raju during its raids. A source close to CID probing the alleged goldfor -cash scam said the move to court was necessitated to gather information from …

After a large amount of gold seizure on Tuesday from former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh’s lockers, the CID on Wednesday got hold of large tranche of cash worth Rs 2 crore following a search conducted by the agency at a flat owned by an aide of MAV Raju, husband of former West Midnapore police superintendent. …

A petition for anticipatory bail of M A V Raju, the husband of former police superintendent of Midnapore (West) was filed in the Calcutta High Court on Monday. The petition was filed in connection with a case of alleged extortion in Daspur police station area of Midnapore (West) when Ms Bharati Ghosh was in office. …

After the counsel of former superintendent of police, Midnapore (West), Bharati Ghosh submitted before Justice Debangshu Basak of Calcutta High Court that his client sought to withdraw her petition, the court petition dismissed it by default on Sunday. The court gave the petitioner a leave to file a fresh petition.In a courtroom crowded with petitioners …

A team of Mumbai police arrested a youth on charges of stalking and harassing the daughter of former India cricket captain Sachin Tendulkar from his home in East Midnapore today. The 32-year-old, identified as Debkumar Maity, a class XII dropout, is locally known to be an artist. He is said to have made at least …

Train services were on Friday affected in Kharagpur and Adra division of south eastern railway due to 'rail roko' call given by Bharat Jakat Majhi Pargana Mahal (BJMPM), the largest outfit of tribals in west Midnapore, SER sources said. The outfit has called the 'rail roko' to protest the 'Hool Divas' not being properly celebrated …